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Friday Oct. 17, 2025

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9 am – 3 pm

Hoarder’s Flea Market FRIGHT FEST

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Hoarder’s Outdoor Flea MarketDeer Park

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10:30 – 11:30 am

Dobbs Ferry Library Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park Keeper’s HouseDobbs Ferry

Playtime Storytime

10:30 – 11:15 am

Playtime Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House Warming

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sThrogs Neck

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

3 – 5 pm

Bensonhurst Park Tree Census with Parks Dept & Pineapple Ride

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Environment

Bensonhurst ParkBath Beach

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundGraniteville

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

Jenga

4 – 5 pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village Branch85 Main Street, Haverstraw, NY 10927

4 – 5 pm

Ramleela Diwali Puppet Show with The Culture Tree

Ages: 8 and under
Free
History & Culture

53rd Street Library

4 – 7 pm

The Bronx Fun O Ween Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Festivals

49th Police PrecinctPelham Parkway

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NY

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5 – 8 pm

2025 Flushing YMCA Annual Chuseok Celebration

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

THE SPARKLE BOOKSTORE JENNA SCHROEDER

5 – 7 pm

Meet Jenna Schroeder “Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza” Children’s Author Jenna at The Sparkle Bookstore in NY 10/17, 5-7 p.m.

The Sparkle BookstoreSparkill

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Girls’ Night Out with LEGALLY BLONDE

Ages: All
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

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6:30 – 8 pm

Frights and Bites Outdoor Movie Night!

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

6:45 – 9:45 pm

Movies Under the Stars: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Ages: All
Community
Free

Sunset Park Central Lawn

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